Monday, February 22, 2021

weekend excuse

 nope, didn't get to housework this weekend as planned....and this is why

an idea that turned out exactly as hoped....at marianne's get together nearly two years ago, fabric was flung and these green hand dyes came my way.  they were small pieces, scraps really, but too pretty to use just anywhere.  saw this block--aptly titled hosanna--triggering quilty muse.  used my cute little bird fabric for sashings and the whole time i worked on this, my sunday school lesson on palm sunday percolated in my mind.  couldn't be more pleased with the result.  it'll get hand quilted SOON and then binding with green in time for palm sunday.  and just this morning heard a bird outside my window, in spite of THIS!!!!

weatherman says over by one-ish....and then warmer all week, hoping this is the last.  so no more excuses, will be tackling that housework now.  and if you are of a certain age, today is notable for this gentleman....


in school the teacher would pass out mimeographed coloring pages of washington and lincoln and the classroom was decorated in red/white/blue.  all washington's grisly flaws have come to light, but none should diminish the courage, persistence and leadership that forged our nation.  no man is perfect, but he and his efforts shouldn't be tainted by 21st cultural mores.  God bless America!



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10 comments:

  1. Wendy Caton ReedFebruary 22, 2021 at 11:53 AM

    It is fabulous Grace! Hope you don't mind if I link it in with our monthly minis at the end of the month. And, mimeograph is not a word I have heard in a long time. I can still smell the ink!

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  2. cityquilter graceFebruary 22, 2021 at 12:04 PM

    don't mind at all...honored...if i close my eyes, i'm sitting back at my desk at miss fancy's 4th grade classroom in winthrop....lol

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  3. Janet O.February 22, 2021 at 3:10 PM

    What a wonderful mini, Grace. Great vision to see the possibilities for those little green scraps!
    Oh, I loved the smell of the fluid in the mimeograph machine. Was always a treat to be the one to take something to the office for the teacher to get it mimeographed and be able to carry back those freshly made pages and smell them all the way! :)

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  4. Pam DempseyFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    I remember when the office would deliver fresh, cool and damp mimeographed worksheets to our classroom. We would lay them on our faces and breathe in deeply, oh, it smelled so good! The damp coolness felt so good too!!!

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  5. Mrs. GoodneedleFebruary 24, 2021 at 3:44 PM

    God bless America, indeed! Yes, I well remember the coloring sheets, the actual birthdays for Lincoln and Washington and those mimieograph machines and the intoxicating smell. Your Hosanna quilt is absolutely wonderful in every way! Bravo!!

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  6. haredFebruary 24, 2021 at 4:15 PM

    Grace, I love your "Hosanna"!! Just perfect!

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  7. Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltsFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:01 PM

    Your Hosanna quilt is wonderful - thanks for sharing!

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  8. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork AppliquéMarch 1, 2021 at 12:34 PM

    Beautiful top! You were right to quilt instead of houseworking ;))

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  9. JayMarch 2, 2021 at 12:29 PM

    At first, I read, "Rosanna" and thought, "but her name is...Grace?" And then I read it again. Duh! It's a really pretty little quilt.

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  10. Quilter KathyMarch 3, 2021 at 4:16 PM

    A lovely quilt... perfect for hand quilting!

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